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TIL that as of late 2021, there are still several thousand people using AOL dial-up internet.

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R5Knw TIL the children's song "Playmate" was first recorded by multiple artists in 1940, with the melody plagiarized from a 1904 song, "Iola."
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GawJ TIL If you try to touch a member of the Queen’s Guard, they will shout “Step back from the Queen’s Guard” and point their rifle at you.
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